CIVIL rights pioneer Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alaska, on Feb 4, 1913 – 100 years ago. As an adult, she worked as a secretary on an army base and a seamstress (女裁缝) at a department store (百货公司). She also volunteered with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to fight for equal rights for blacks. At age 42, she stepped onto a bus – and quietly opened a new chapter (篇章) in US history.